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- 711: Marcus Garvey
- ... to London, England. While there, he worked for an Egyptian scholar, and learned much of the history of Africa, particularly with reference to the exploitation of black peoples by colonial powers. After reading "Up From Slavery," by Booker T. Washington, Marcus Gravey asked himself, "Where is the Black mans Government? (p. 107 Franklin, John H. Black Leaders of the Twentieth Century)" He could not find them and declared he would ...
- 712: William Wallace
- ... fought for the survival of their nation, a desire for freedom and a belief in one man; William Wallace. FREEDOM IS BEST I TELL THEE TRUE OF ALL THINGS NEVER LIVE WITHIN THE BOND OF SLAVERY MY SON
- 713: William Penn And The Quakers
- ... first into the Cumberland Valley region and then farther into central and western Pennsylvania. They, with immigrants from old Scotland, numbered about one-fourth of the population by 1776. African Americans Despite Quaker opposition to slavery, about 4,000 slaves were brought to Pennsylvania by 1730, most of them owned by English, Welsh, and Scotch-Irish colonists. The census of 1790 showed that the number of African-Americans had increased to ...
- 714: Robert E. Lee
- ... of 1859 he was sent to quell John Brown's bloody raid at Harpers Ferry (Grimsley). In the nations capital, setting just below Arlington, there were heated debates over states' rights union verses disunion, and slavery. All the salons of Congress and in the salons and saloons of the politically charged capital city, there was debate (Kelly 40). After three years at home, Lee finally had to return to full time ...
- 715: Napoleon 5
- ... was named in honor of Napoleon, emperor of France, who had participated in the formulation. This code granted equality to all the citizens of France before the law. It confirmed the end of serfdom and slavery in France. It also gave people the freedom of occupation and the freedom to practice their religion. But, it reduced the rights of some groups including women. The Napoleonic Code codified all of France s ...
- 716: Mk Ghandhi
- ... journey of your revolution begins with the direction of that identifier or initiated by yourself. This law of suffering is the only theory of Gandhi s that I slightly agree with. During the time of slavery in India, Indians suffered for centuries, and our nation builders identified the raise of revolution from time to time. Amongst those nation builders was M.K. Gandhi. He very effectively amplified the raise; by educating ...
- 717: Modern American History
- ... the most important race relations leader in the history of the United States. King was the single man who inspired millions to fight for the cause of unity in the US. Despite the ban on slavery, America had deep segregation and prejudice until the 1960s. King drove the Negroes of America to march on Washington, D.C. to fight for rights. He was behind the movement that caused John F. Kennedy ...
- 718: Martin Luther
- ... as a newspaper, that were putting any comments about the British that were bad. The American colonies did not reciate this law at all. They protested it with a vengance claiming, "Taxation without representation is slavery." The working-class's approach to this problem is to riot, gather great mobs and burn things, and beat up the tax collectors. The upper-class's way of handling this was to make reforms ...
- 719: Marcus Garvey
- ... to London, England. While there, he worked for an Egyptian scholar, and learned much of the history of Africa, particularly with reference to the exploitation of black peoples by colonial powers. After reading Up From Slavery, by Booker T. Washington, Marcus Gravey asked himself, Where is the Black man s Government? (p. 107 Franklin, John H. Black Leaders of the Twentieth Century) He could not find them and declared he would ...
- 720: Life And Times Of Louis Xiv
- ... of the king or his ministers. Prisoners could be kept for years without trial, and without the cause of their arrest. It retained use of torture to elicit confessions. Sometimes prisoners were kept to their slavery for years after their sentences had expired. (Durant 16-17). Louis himself was placed above the law, free to decree any punishment for anything. Louis made sure he would have no political adversary making himself ...
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